The Post-war Quagmire, By Dr. Ameer Ali

The Sino-Indian Geo-political Trap Sri Lanka’s political foolhardiness in its inability to solve peacefully its domestic ethnic minority issue over the last fifty or so years, as an independent sovereign...

War crimes and Web of deception, By Ameen Izzadeen

Hats off to Wikileaks.com for revealing the murderous character of the United States' war in Afghanistan though one does not know why its sources decided to reveal those top secret documents. WikiLeaks, the...

Islamophobia, By Maithri Goonetilleke

I have become increasingly alarmed at just how deeply entrenched Islamophobic views have become within our culture. It seems that many of us have stopped seeking to differentiate between the teachings of a religion...

Losing Kashmir, By Robert Grenier

As we await what many hope will be the start, on July 15, of a renewed India-Pakistan peace process, or "Composite Dialogue" – derailed since the Mumbai attacks of November 2008 – I am reminded...

United Nations Security Council Peace Maker Turned Warmongers’ Tool, By Latheef Farook

  The United Nations made a mockery of itself with its May 2010 Security Council resolution imposing sanctions on Iran, fourth in the series, for not halting its nuclear program. This is yet another demonstration...

The state of Israel cannot survive for long,By Christopher Bollyn

  Christopher Bollyn is an American journalist and researcher. He is widely known for his extensive researches on the September 11, 2001 attacks which reveal that Israel has been complicit in planning and...

Peace on a Rooftop, By Yasmin Mogahed

  We’ve all had intense moments. For me, one such moment happened while standing on the rooftop of Masjid al-Haram. Above me was only sky, below me, the most beautiful view of the Kaba’a and an...

Payment time, By S. H. MOULANA, RIYADH

While a large number of people expressed that the US President Barack Obama did not deserve the Nobel Peace Prize, I am among one of those very few people who defended it saying that this was done on a hire-purchase...

Does Israel rule the world? – By Linda S. Heard, Special to Gulf News

 mage Credit: Guillermo munro/©Gulf News   Yesterday, the Israeli military attacked and boarded one of the Turkish aid ships sailing to Gaza as part of a flotilla, killing 19 and injuring many more....

Fowzie vows to strengthen disaster relief efforts….What about prevention?, By AGA Barrie

I must take this opportunity to thank my good friend Minister A.H.M.Fowzie on his appointment as Minister of Disaster Management. In my opinion this is one of the most important ministries as it covers all the...